Open AccessMechanisms of flavoprotein‐catalyzed reactions
Author(s) -
GHISLA Sandro,
MASSEY Vincent
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
european journal of biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1432-1033
pISSN - 0014-2956
DOI - 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1989.tb14688.x
Subject(s) - flavoprotein , reactivity (psychology) , redox , chemistry , catalysis , enzyme , biochemistry , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Flavoproteins are a class of enzymes catalyzing a very broad spectrum of redox processes by different chemical mechanisms. This review describes the best studied of these mechanisms and discusses factors possibly governing reactivity and specificity.